Why a Remote Philippine Island Chain Near Taiwan Is Drawing China’s Attention
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Why a remote Philippine island chain near Taiwan is drawing China’s attention
Less than 200km south of Taiwan, Batanes is the Philippines' northernmost province. Growing maritime tensions with China and Manila's deepening defence ties with the US and Japan are drawing fresh attention to the strategically located island chain.
China has put its eyes on a new target in its campaign to expand its influence in the Pacific: a chain of islands in the north of the Philippines, which would play a crucial role in any attempt by the United States to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion. To launch an attack or to impose a blockade against the island claimed by Beijing, China's army should first control the Strait of Luzon, which separates Taiwan from the Philippines and in the…
Located in the northern Philippines, about 100 kilometres from Taiwan, the Batanes Islands became the subject of geopolitical controversy after a group of Chinese academics claimed that the archipelago should belong to Beijing. The strategic position of the islands in the Luzon Strait could turn them into a key point in the Chinese invasion of Taiwan, which is why the Philippines and the United States are strengthening their military presence in…
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